Kokou No Hito, Volume 6 by Shin'ichi Sakamoto

The sixth volume follows the climber as his obsession with solitary ascents intensifies, depicting technically demanding climbs and the physical and mental strains they impose; through tense, meticulously rendered sequences and quiet flashbacks, it explores his growing isolation, the fraying of personal ties, and the compulsive drive that pushes him to test his limits against indifferent mountains.